Also learn the art of feathering 
It can be a very useful tool when only using a key light and a reflector for fill.
airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Also learn the art of feathering
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LeftCoastLefty Junior Member 28 posts Joined Feb 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon More info | Apr 02, 2010 18:52 | #17  Permanent banSPAM PUT AWAY This post is marked as spam. |
Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Apr 02, 2010 19:00 | #18 LeftCoastLefty wrote in post #9922291  I'm new around these parts, but my umbrella-like PCB octabox expands in a jiffy and is very well built. I don't understand why anyone would want to take the poles out of a softbox.  The Bowens Quick Ring referenced in the other link looks like a good fix for an otherwise lousy design. Seeing as the OP had ABs to start with, buying more PCB seems like a much better and easier solution. That's my two cents...If I'm wrong, please enlighten me. Not remove poles from a softbox...remove poles from the speedring to collapse it for transport or storage! (I don't have a van to put an assembled large softbox into it to drive somewhere! You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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Apr 02, 2010 20:42 | #19 Picked up my softbox today.. Look really good. It is a little tricky to put it together, but I think I'd get use to it! Waiting for my B800 now.. Canon 5D2 ~ 40D + 17-50mm in da booth!
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airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Apr 02, 2010 20:45 | #20 LeftCoastLefty wrote in post #9922291 I'm new around these parts, but my umbrella-like PCB octabox expands in a jiffy and is very well built. I don't understand why anyone would want to take the poles out of a softbox. The Bowens Quick Ring referenced in the other link looks like a good fix for an otherwise lousy design. Seeing as the OP had ABs to start with, buying more PCB seems like a much better and easier solution. That's my two cents...If I'm wrong, please enlighten me. The quality of light is different. Proper tool for the job. A softbox has a different quality of light than an octobox has.
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georgemw Goldmember  4,022 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2007 More info | Apr 02, 2010 23:37 | #21 The quality of light is different. Proper tool for the job. A softbox has a different quality of light than an octobox has. Could you explain that please ? In my mind, the difference is just shape....what am I missing in my understanding of it ? Thanks. regards, george w
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Austin.Manny Goldmember  1,041 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA More info | Apr 03, 2010 11:00 | #23 LeftCoastLefty wrote in post #9923777 Sorry, I was using the terms octabox and softbox interchangeably. You have to admit that they are the same basic technology. I have a PCB "stripbox" and an octabox. They both open like an umbrella, work great, and when collapsed fit in a bag that is about 9" in diameter and about 24" long. That's small enough for me. I'm not sure if this answered his question..? 1D Mk III | 450D Gripped | Σ 30 f/1.4 | 85 f/1.8 | 18-55 IS
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boogaloo Member  35 posts Joined May 2010 Location: New England More info | Apr 06, 2011 10:43 | #24 Wilt wrote in post #9922309 As for PCB softbox/Octabox, I have never owned one, but I doubt that it is as even in illumination across the front of the softbox as my Chimeras! You do get what you pay for.
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop  23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | How are you determining "the same type of light pattern" and what exactly do you mean by that? Robert
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Kechar Goldmember  1,699 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia More info | Apr 06, 2011 10:57 | #26 Keep talking people...the more you talk the more I learn!!! flickr
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop 23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | Apr 06, 2011 11:04 | #27 airfrogusmc wrote in post #9920442 Also learn the art of feathering It can be a very useful tool when only using a key light and a reflector for fill.+1. Amen to that, Allen. Robert
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Kechar Goldmember 1,699 posts Likes: 3 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia More info | Apr 06, 2011 11:06 | #29 TMR Design wrote in post #12169713 +1. Amen to that, Allen. I'm currently working on some sample shots to demonstrate exactly what you're describing, using an assortment of modifiers of different shape and size and a reflector. ...waiting for that Rob, thanx! flickr
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silvrbullet Senior Member  617 posts Likes: 3 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Kansas More info | Apr 06, 2011 11:25 | #30 TMR Design wrote in post #12169713 +1. Amen to that, Allen. I'm currently working on some sample shots to demonstrate exactly what you're describing, using an assortment of modifiers of different shape and size and a reflector. Awesome, I will be looking forward to this post! Sony A7RII | Zeiss Batis 2.8/18 | Fuji X-T1 | 23 F/1.4
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